The British military has evacuated UK diplomats and their families from war-torn Sudan in a “complex and rapid” operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.
Hundreds have died in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out eight days ago.
In a Twitter post on Sunday, Sunak said: “UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff.
“I pay tribute to the commitment of our diplomats and bravery of the military personnel who carried out this difficult operation….